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Pedagogy for Public Health

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:13.02.2024 08:46:56
Study Course Information
Course Code:VPUPK_290LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:PedagogyTarget Audience:Public Health
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Aira Aija Krūmiņa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)6Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures12
Classes (count)10Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes20
Total Contact Hours32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Introduction to studies, introduction to public health and psychology.
Objective:
To deepen the students' understanding of the basic issues of pedagogy and public health, to develop the skills to apply the acquired knowledge in personal development and professional activity in patient/client education. To promote students' readiness to engage in the practice of modern pedagogical work and practice based educational work for the benefit of patients and society.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Basic guidelines for education and public health development in the 21st century. Professional competences and skills in the society of the future.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Principles of pedagogy for promoting health literacy.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Pedagogy in the professional activity of a public health specialist. The specificity of educational work in the context of lifelong learning.Lectures1.00auditorium
4Development and advancement of pedagogical theories for maintaining and improving public health. Strategies for developing thinking and working with the client.Lectures1.00auditorium
5The importance of educational work in the professional environment. Development of educational programs and materials.Lectures1.00auditorium
6Pedagogy for the promotion of public health - research, trends, achievements in scienceLectures1.00auditorium
7Pedagogical craftsmanship of public health specialist. Pedagogical ethics in professional communication and communication.Classes1.00auditorium
8Methods for face-to face and distance learning in the public education. The digital dimension of the method. Modeling. Activation of thinking and learning skills for oneself and the client.Classes2.00auditorium
9Critical thinking strategies in working with the client. Information design, structuring, mapping.Classes1.00auditorium
10Work with professional sources of information. Analysis and evaluation of information.Classes2.00auditorium
11Educational activities for the promotion of public health in various target groups. Visualization. Modeling. Gamification.Classes1.00auditorium
12Educational programme structure, goal, tasks, results to be achieved, evaluation. Development and analysis of educational programme project.Classes2.00auditorium
13Pedagogy for public health in practice. Presentation of the educational programme in the study group.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Timely completed study course evaluation questionnaire, prepared and submitted independent works in e-studies: 1. Activity and initiative. Involvement in the conduct of classes, incl. student's insights and observations about the personal experience gained during RSU scientific conferences in the context of the results of scientific research. 2. Essay on the topic "Pedagogy in the context of the profession of a public health specialist". 3. Development of an educational program for the promotion of public health.
Assessment Criteria:
1) no class is delayed without just cause; 2) in case of justifiably delayed lesson, the topic discussed in the lesson is defended individually in agreement with the lecturer; 3) 3 independent works prepared and submitted in time. The assessment in the study course consists of: • activity and initiative. Impressions of RSU scientific conferences (individual work) 20%; • essay on the topic (individual work) 20% • presentation of the program project (pair work) 10%. • program development and defense in the final version (pair work) 50%. The assessment in the exam (20%+20%+10%+50%) is made up of the cumulative assessment of the works presented in the study group, submitted on time and with high quality in e-studies. According to RSU Study Regulations I 3.9. point, class attendance is mandatory and is recorded. At the end of each lesson, the student additionally submits a worksheet filled in according to the criteria indicated in the e-environment and, if the criteria are fulfilled, receives the grade "passed".
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:• characterizes the paradigm shift in pedagogy and public health in the 20th – 21st centuries; • explains the principles of adult education and evaluates methods in adult education; • assess the peculiarities of an individual's age group and the possibilities of using alternative pedagogical theories in the promotion of public health.
Skills:• apply appropriate didactic techniques and methods to acquire new knowledge and skills; • choose appropriate effective learning techniques in professional communication; • select and apply pedagogical methods appropriate for the client/ patient's developmental stages, their study and professional needs.
Competencies:• develop an educational programme to promote public health; • present the prepared material and use the information obtained in the course of their professional duties.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Upmane, A., Ozoliņa, Z., Krūmiņa, A.A., Mihailovs, I.J. (2016). Komunikācija veselības aprūpes vidē. No K. Mārtinsone un Sudraba V. (zin. red.), Veselības psiholoģija. (pp.155-169). Rīga: RSU.
2Fertman, Carl I., et al. (2016). Health Promotion Programs: From Theory to Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ISBN: ISBN number: 9781119163336
3Cottrell, Randall R. (2021). Principles & foundations of health promotion and education / Randall R. Cottrell, James T. Girvan, James F. McKenzie. 5th ed. San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 384 lpp.
4Krūmiņa A.A., Mihailovs I.J., Mārtinsone K. (2016). Pacientu izglītošana. No K. Mārtinsone un V. Sudraba (zin. red.), Veselības psiholoģija. (pp.170-178). Rīga: RSU.
Additional Reading
1Krūmiņa, A.A., Mihailovs I.J. (2020). Izglītības organizācijas pamatjautājumi un izglītošanās iespējas Latvijā. Rīga: Drukātava, 110 lpp.
2Krūmiņa A.A. (2018). Dizaina domāšana pedagoģijas kontekstā. Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība. Starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli. – IV daļa. – Rēzekne: RA izdevniecība, 423-434.
3Fadels, Č., Bialika, M., Trilings, B. (2019). Četru dimensiju izglītība. Iegūts no bezmaksas mācību satura platformā SOMA.
Other Information Sources
1Krūmiņa A.A. (2017). Informācijas strukturēšanas un vizualizācijas loma studējošo profesionālās lietpratības attīstīšanā. RSU Zinātniskie Raksti 2015.gada sociālo zinātņu nozares pētnieciskā darba publikācijas. Pedagoģija. Tiesības, 20.-30.
2Bedworth, D., Albert E. Bedworth, A.E. (2010). Dictionary of Health Education, Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https ISBN: ISBN number:9780195342598,
3Davies, M. Concept Mapping, Mind Mapping and Argument Mapping: What are the Differences and Do They Matter? High Education.